madness

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The line between sanity and madness becomes blurred to invisibility in the musical “Girl, Interrupted” at the Public Theater.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The tension between the human need for both love and self-determination powers both art and madness, but never was it so tangibly brought to life than by Marilyn Monroe.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

However, his view is that "having a strict policy about using the toilet is madness".

From BBC • May 16, 2026

There might be some method in that madness.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

We are little flames poorly sheltered by frail walls against the storm of dissolution and madness, in which we flicker and sometimes almost go out.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque